Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Minister Naftali Bennett, who arrived at the funeral service of Ariel Sharon which is set to begin shortly at the Sycamore Ranch, told Ynet: "I grew up hearing about Arik Sharon and his values. Today we come to respect this man's amazing legacy."

Bennett added: "It is no secret that I think the disengagement was a mistake and led to disaster, but he was still the leader of the State of Israel for many years and was an unparalleled army commander." (Matan Tzuri)